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RepliKate in Red

This has been a RepliKate a long time in the works.  First, because I've always wanted a pair of her LK Bennett Sledge Pumps, but they are not inexpensive.  Second, because there's not an LK Bennett store close by.  That changed when we went to New Jersey (just outside of NYC) for a race, and the packet pickup was near a fancy shopping center with an LK Bennett store.  (And, ironically enough, where I had helped open a Pottery Barn many moons ago.)

 I have to give props to the staff of the store.  Once I told them that I was a Kate fan, they let me try on all sorts of stuff they knew I wouldn't be buying, just for funsies.  I had squirreled away some bonus money, and decided to spend it The Shoes.  This is a big departure from what I normally do with bonus money which is: (a) savings and (b) donations.  So I spent it on a great charity, Habitat for Alyssa, and got shoes AND a dress.

 I actually tried on the dress Kate wore to Wimbledon (below), as they had one left in stock.  But it wasn't my size, and I wasn't in love with how it looked on me.  Fortunately, they had a really cute style in the same color and fabric.  The only issue?  It was also the wrong size--one size lower than what I wear.  Solution?  Use it as motivation for weight loss!

 On to the RepliKate!  Here she is at Wimbledon this year.

 And here's me after my company's holiday party yesterday.  Sorry for the lighting--it was late, and I had a semi-unwilling photographer (I was the designated driver).


Kate wore a pair of interlocking gold hoops to Wimbledon, but I decided to go with Beaut's Ava earrings that she's wore to the National Memorial Arboretum dinner at St. James's Palace.  (If you need a Christmas gift for me, feel free to buy me ANYTHING from Beaut.)

I got repliKates on Etsy for much less.

I had to get my roots done yesterday anyway (because gray hair is A Major Thing), so I asked my hairdresser to do a Kate-esque updo.  We looked at a few pictures and decided on this one, from William & Kate's visit to a mosque in Kuala Lumpur during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Year.


I actually like mine better.  So cute.  Several people at the party asked if I did it myself, which makes me happy because it means it wasn't overdone, and because people think I'm that talented with my hair.  Um, no.  There's a reason it's always in a ponytail.
 And finally, the shoes.  These are 4 inch heels, my friends, and they're going to need some more breaking in.  I like heels, and even I'm not quite sure how she does it.  Also, I'm not supposed to be wearing heels over an inch.  Don't tell my podiatrist.  Sorry, Dr. Hafner!


She's a fan of the tan shoes/tan clutch combo, and so am I.  The clutch was on clearance at Charming Charlie for $7.
And finally, what good is a Duchess without a Prince?


Hope you enjoyed--until the next RepliKate!

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